<div><p>&quot;The deftly crafted blend of shocking exaggeration and believability, politeness and fury...makes<i>Appropriate</i> land with th ekind of thump you rarely encounter in the theater.&quot;—<i>Chicago Tribune</i></p><p>&quot;So energetic, funny, and entertainingly demented, you can't look away.&quot;—<i>New York</i> on<i>An Octoroon</i></p><p>&quot;Messy, bold, desperately funny, and deeply felt: <i>Neighbors</i> is worth getting to know.&quot;—<i>Los Angeles Times</i></p><p><br>With deft attention to familial dynamics and a tense undercurrent of socio-political realities,<i>Appropriate</i> harkens the likes of Tracy Letts or Sam Shepard, but with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's unique flair for melodrama and touch of the absurd.</p><p>Themes of history and racial politics permeate much of this young playwright's astounding work. This collection also includes the acclaimed play<i>An Octoroon</i>, a bombastic theatrical investigation of theater and identity, wherin an old play gives way to a startlingly contemporary piece. The third play,<i>Neighbors</i>, uses old minstrelsy tropes to challenge what makes contemporary society comfortable, and asserts pointedly that it shouldn't be.</p><b>Branden Jacobs-Jenkins</b>'s plays include <i>An Octoroon</i>, <i>Neighbors</i>,<i>Appropriate</i>, <i>Gloria</i>, and <i>War</i>. He is a playwright-in-residence at Signature Theatre. Recent honors include a 2014 Obie Award for Best New American Play (<i>An Octoroon</i> and<i>Appropriate</i>).<p><br></p></div>